The recent removal of street vendors from the city centre by the Kampala City Council Authority has reduced congestion down town and many of the petty thieves do not seem to have the opportunity to easily pick-pocket. They now have resorted to taking advantage of traffic congestions at traffic lights during rush hours to do their thing.

Don’t criticize them because of their age…admire them for their knowledge…

The reason criminals avoid taking responsibility as long as they can is because that’s how they get the best deals.

Teens lack what developmental psychologists call “future orientation”, and tend to focus narrowly on present satisfaction. The irony is that at no other time in their life their decisions will have such a significant impact on their future.

There has been much debate and research controversy over the factors that influence the decline in juvenile and adult crime arrests. The influencing factors are situational crime prevention, target-hardening techniques, number of repeat offenders, offenders never caught and aging out process (maturation process). Drug involvement, adolescent/parental relationships, and teenage parents are also factors for the percentile of parents involved. With this said, deciphering statistic research can be a daunting task as different variables such as the number of arrests from a single offender to crimes that are non-reported.

The trend of public policy making and the impact it has on juvenile delinquency and the criminal justice system is a interesting topic to be explored. There are many implications and questions, and concerns in addressing this issue. The issue of juvenile delinquency is important in the sense that it directly impacts public policy. It has a direct link to rehabilitation resources available and crime prevention, as well as the process for juveniles when they enter the criminal justice system.

The relationship of “Restorative Justice” and juveniles is discussed.

Holding parents accountable for their children’s criminal activities could help reduce crimes being committed by juveniles.

Issues that need to be taken into consideration when it comes to sentencing juveniles for criminal activities.

Should juveniles should be tried as adults if committing a crime?